Wilkes-Barre, PA — Hungry Angel Boy, runner-up to Horse of the Year Confederate in last year’s Meadowlands Pace, continued his climb up the class ladder with a 1:49.3 victory in the $16,000 featured pace Tuesday afternoon (June 4) at Pocono Downs at Mohegan Pennsylvania.

A son of Stay Hungry trained by Nicholas DeVita for owners by Eric Prevost and Pit Bull Stable LLC, Hungry Angel Boy settled third in a :26.2 opening quarter. Jason Bartlett then moved the quick 4-year-old outside and rushed him to the lead, tripping the middle timer beams in :55 and 1:22.3. The winner still had a :27 last quarter in him and won by almost four lengths while remaining undefeated in three 2024 outings.

Hungry Angel Boy flew to his third straight victory of an undefeated 2024 campaign, stopping the clock in 1:49.3 on Tuesday at Pocono. Curtis Salonick photo.

His new mark was one of seven taken under ideal conditions on the 13-race card.

Jason Bartlett and Braxten Boyd tied for the day’s driving honors with three victories; Robert Baggitt Jr. and DeVita both harnessed a pair of winners.

After 11 freshman qualifiers on Wednesday (June 5) at 10 a.m., the next action at Pocono will be a 1 p.m. card on Saturday (June 8), with 3-year-old colt trotters featured in Pennsylvania Sire Stakes and Pennsylvania Stallion Series contests. T C I and Security Protected, both winners in the first Sire Stakes leg, have drawn into different divisions Saturday.

Free Pocono programs will be available at www.phha.org.